Tile.



No. 896,634. PATENTED AUG. 18, 1908. F. GARRETTSON & T. LYDON.

TILE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 19.07.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- FRANKLIN W. GARRETTSON AND TIMOTHY LYDON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

TILE.

Application filed June 17, 1907.

- tiles and has for its object to provide a tile of an improved construction which may be utilized for walls, partitions or ceilings and which may be readily set up and secured in position by unskilled labor.

Another object is to provide a construction of tile that may be quickly set up and which will fit against the neXt adjoining tile properly and without the necessity of centering as the tiles will oin when only properly centered.

The invention is shown in'the accompanying drawing in which,

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of a 'tile constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. '2, shows a central cross-sectional view of a tile. Fig. 3, illustrates a plan view of the overlapping tiles as the same appear when joined. Fig. 4, illustrates one of the metal disks for holding the tiles in place. Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate two sectional views to show the manner of securin the tiles in place. Fig. 7 illustratesan en arged sectional view of one of the tiles with the securing plate embedded therein.

Referring to the drawing it will be seen that the tile is flat and has a plurality of straight sides. In the present instance the tile is provided with four sides and has an outer surface, 1, and an inner face or surface, 2. I

The outer face or surface of the tile at a plurality of connected or adjoining sides, 3 and 4, over-hangs or projects beyond. the inner face, 2, while the inner face at a plurality of connected or adjoining sides, 5 and 6 pro jects beyond the outer surface whereby to form an underlapping portion or ledge, 7, at said sides, 5 and 6.

We are aware that tiles have heretofore been made with overhanging portions at one side and projecting flange or ledge portions at other sides but in addition to such a structure we provide improved features to our tile which will now be described.

At two adjoining sides, 3, 4, the overhang ing flange has marginal-edge recesses, 8,

spaced apart by edge-portions, 9, and at the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1908. I

Serial No. 379.400.

ling it to be secured in place either by nails or screws or by wiring.

By referring to Fig. 2 of the drawing it will be seen that each tile is provided with one or more holes or passages, 12, which eX- tend outwardly from the inner surface, 2, of the tile and embedded in the tile between the inner and outer surfaces thereof we provide sheet metal plates, 13, having central perforations, 14. These plates, 13, are of such size with respect to the holes or passages, 12, in the tile that they will extend entirely across said passages and have their edges embedded in the tile composition at the sides of said passages so as to be firmly held in place. The perforation, 14 in the plate is in register with the hole or passages, 12, of the tile so that a nail or screw may be entered from the outer side of the tile and driven or screwed into a wood structure such as a joist, 15, to hold the tile in position against the said joist.

It may sometimes happen in setting up or securing the tile in place that the holes or passages, 12, in the tile will not properly reg ister with a misplaced joist or other wood structure to which the tile should be secured or in case of reinforced concrete construction no wood structure is present to which the tile may be nailed or screwed, and for this reason we provide the plates, 13, with an integrally formed strap, 16, as seen clearly in Fig. 4, which may be secured to the joist that is out of place or which may be wrapped about a reinforcing bar or rod, 17, and thus hold the tile in place as seen in Fig. 7.

When the tiles are being set up the over hanging portion of one tile will lap over and abut against the ledge, 7, of the neXt adj oining tile and when in proper position the recess, 8, of the overhanging portion. will have position in register or partly in register with the recess, 10, in the ledge and the tile will fit together so as to leave a slight space or crack 18, between them. Cement or other suitable hardening composition which will set and become hard will then be filled into the cracks and also packed into the spaces or recesses, 8, and forced through the latter into the recesses, 10, in the inner ledge and by this pointing up with; plastic or cement composition the joints between will be made flush and at the same time the tiles cemented together. After the pointing up the exposed surface of the tiles may be coated or otherwise finished.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is, p

1. A tile having an overhanging flange portion at two adjoining sides and an under lapping flange portion at two adjoining sides and both of said flange portions being provided with spaced-apart marginal edge recesses which extend through said flange portions.

2. A tile having inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface being provided with underlapping flanges at a plurality of ad o1n1ng sides and the outer surface having oversaid flange portions and perforated plates embedded in the tile between said surfaces with their perforations registering with the perforations in the tile and said perforated plates having integrally-formed straps which project from and beyond the inner surface of the tile.

In testimony whereof we affiX oursignatures in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN W. GARRETTSON. TIMOTHY LYDON.

-- Witnesses:

CHARLES B. MANN, Jr, BROOK H. RoLLINs. 

